Saturday, February 13, 2016

Thousands of refugees are fleeing Finland — some of them think it’s just too cold...

Refugees are leaving Finland by the thousands, in part, because it’s too cold.

The head of a small travel agency in Helsinki, the country’s capital, told Reuters: “Some say they don’t like the food here, it’s too cold or they don’t feel welcome in Finland. There are many reasons.”

February is the coldest month in Helsinki, when the average temperature is -6 degrees Celsius (22 degrees Fahrenheit).

At the end of January, Finnish officials said that almost 70% of Iraqi asylum seekers whose applications were processed last year abandoned their claim and returned home, AFP reports. Full story...

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